306 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
19,942 bushels. In 1898 scallops averaged 54 cents per bushel, and 
in 1902 $1.26 per bushel. 
The lobster fishery shows a great reduction, decreasing from 578,066 
pounds in 1898 to 397,305 pounds in 1902, notwithstanding a slight 
increase in the number of pots used. The falling off in production 
has been almost counteracted by an increase in the price per pound, 
which averaged 7.50 cents in 1898 and 9.94 cents in 1902. Among 
the other species showing a decrease during this period are menhaden, 
from 3,140,000 pounds to 471,000 wemiiee blue-fish, from 330,290 to 
146,335 eral cod, from 1, 426, 912 to 690,160 Doane: striped bass, 
from 101,950 to 50,087 Pounce: Ascii, from 838,622 to 621,490 
pounds, and flat-fish and flounders from 1,710,057 to 1,134,870 pounds. 
The following series of tables shows the number of persons em- 
ployed, the amount of capital invested, and the quantity and value of 
products in the fisheries of Rhode Island in 1902: 
Persons employed. 
How engaged. No. 
Oncvessels: fishing: 5-45 eins oe aot nssig hm steicia etersiasiocis cle seat sees e meleiorel= Seen eee ease eee 394 
Onjvesselss transporting: se-cecee cece e eee eee eee for ose eee etecle shot ee eee eee eeree 14 
iBoation shore fishermen 2 ccse 2c oe eee ona oo sinle = = eee ere ee ere reat ree 1,017 
SHOLESMEM ae Foose Meee sesmss shah eo bSanys belie jae won diserelein Selecrohee es BE Rei aie Selon alee ee Creare 692 
Total x aanisie sas Fats ctoaictais wi welche NER cere lare oe epe Maete ataiaye mye tetera Aencr re erereth miniapele erefe era at aah ate tata erate 2,117 
Table of apparatus and capital. 
Items. nae Value. Items. pha Value. 
Wessels fishing... 6<eie-5 0-1-7 79 $198, 995 || Apparatus—shore fisheries: 
OWNARE ss oO ekine sec hicleisis 1239 |issisnescceces Pound nets and trap nets. 160 71, 590 
OU GES 2. cos ceeciosd 2 Some oslinceeeeen 53, 045 Seines. 525-2455 saessens 65 5, 090 
Vessels transporting.....-....- 12 10, 000 Gillimets ste. coccee cee 82 4, 088 
Monnage <- 4-526 4ssc=520 1b Be ees ee cree Hy kemets ssn. se js. neces 701 4,216 
Quite. fee so sideewaera Seewee se 772 Lines, hand and trawloes ae 579 
IBOMUShs=o 2 seman Aaeyasesiemcewieee 1,130 103, 841 Pots, lobsters a5. 5 oles 10, 204 11, 232 
Apparatus—vessel fisheries: Poltsveel rosea anes 3, 750 2, 668 
Pound nets and trap nets. 38 54, 200 Spears, Celis ance eee 61 43 
IPWPSeSCIMES Ss a ees seine <i 1 500 Dip nets... -o=e2 aeons 1 16 
Gillimets: = 228 32ers slslete 231 2, 340 Dredges):-- 0.025 4sncoees 5 1, 208 4, 048 
Lines, hand and trawl ...|........ 966 Rakeseicce ceoncernoseer 67 228 
Pots lobstensees=ssssceee= 330 390 TONGS sis sa cis a daioe eco cek te 422 1,915 
Pots! Celie 255 cccezcaccaae 220 220 HOGS isacces saeceeaeseee 412 255 
HAT POOUS ss ec eens sais cools! Seca sine 217 || Shore and accessory property)..-.--..- 359, 235 
Dredges 136 35321) ||| Cash capital sae. cccmce= secs eclanincaee 119, 750 
RON GS ee cecainccinecsemecie 110 520 —_ 
Total jocsk sateen ae eae eee 1, 014, 280 
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Table of products. 
Vessel fisheries. Shore fisheries. Total. 
Species. 
Lbs. Vare. Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. 
Albacore or horse mackerel ....... 1, 200 SIGH Sst ccs teehee tc ace ce 1, 200 $16 
AIG WAVES) INOS temic cieismiceno eee 61, 400 556 393, 290 $4, 714 454, 690 5, 267 
ALOWIVeS: BALLER! sc2b coe. cossaccce hte dqoncce sce nen eseoese 166, 800 2, 099 166, 860 2,099 
Blue-fish’< jcc. csscesnesessiecee tease 42, 520 2, 539 108, 815 6, 877 146, 385 9, 416 
BOMItON aa. cane ceceecsecnon scree. 1, 100 88 124, 080 8,772 125, 180 3, 860 
IBUtLCR=LAD serie este cleeterstate ACoOoHaDC 33, 260 954 329, 650 9, 453 362, 910 10, 407 
Cod. ---- eacerecccvccvccrsccccrcese 312, 630 10, 401 377, 530 10; 251 690, 160 20, 652 
